SauceWizard
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Tips for picking a watermelon
Aug 24, 2018 8:52 PM
SauceWizard
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thatsnotahealthysnackrebecca
Lots of webbing, indicates where bees pollinated the flowers lots of times; a dark yellow spot indicates long ripening on the vine 1/2
thatsnotahealthysnackrebecca
2/2 stem should be shriveled, otherwise not mature; dull and not shiny, indicates longer maturation (like oranges). Dunno about sound hollow
TurboTaco92
Hollow sound is meaningless. Each melon has a tendril near where it attaches. When it's ripe the tendril dries up.
TurboTaco92
This in addition to what the other guy said.
thatsnotahealthysnackrebecca
Thanks! I have never understood how to factor in tapping a watermelon. I won’t look like a moron in the produce dept lol
TurboTaco92
Yellow bottom most important for sure.
thatsnotahealthysnackrebecca
Yeah I just bought a couple Dulcineas (BOGO ftw) but they did not have any dark yellow ones, just pale. Do they ripen more in the fridge?